Setback for Yogi Govt: Allahabad HC Stays Move to Include 17 OBCs in SC List
LUCKNOW/ NEW DELHI : In a setback to the Yogi Adityanath administration, the Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the government’s decision to include 17 Other Backward Castes (OBC) in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list. The court’s decision came on a petition filed by social activist Gorakh Prasad. The government’s move, aimed at wooing the communities More...
Arun Jaitley cremated with full state honours in Delhi
NEW DELHI : Former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley was cremated with full state honours on Sunday, with leaders across the political spectrum paying tribute to the BJP stalwart. Jaitley’s More...
Arun Jaitley’s tweets and blog posts showed how much he missed politics
NEW DELHI : Former Finance Minister Arun jaitley prolonged illness may kept him out of the new government but his regular tweets and blog posts showed how much he missed politics.His last tweet came on August 7 More...
Sheila Dikshit Leaves a Message for Her Delhi With CNG Cremation
NEW DELHI : Politics was put aside. The sudden downpour ignored. All gathered for her last journey — those she worked alongside, those she fought and those she fought for. As the hearse carrying the casket moved More...
World Cup 2019: Rohit Sharma Scripts IND Win After Yuzvendra Chahal Spins Out SA
NEW DELHI : After Yuzvendra Chahal bagged a four-wicket haul to restrict South Africa to 227/9, opener Rohit Sharma pulled back his 23rd ODI century to help India beat the Faf du Plessis-led side by six wickets More...
Before results, BJP hosts ‘thanksgiving’ parties for alliance partners
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister and BJP President host meetings with Cabinet and throw a dinner party for alliance partners even before the election results. The ruling BJP was in a celebratory mood on Tuesday with the More...
Narendra Modi’s historic quota bill passes Lok Sabha test, Rajya Sabha next
NEW DELHI :In a shot in the arm for the government, the historic bill for reservation for economicaly weaker sections in Upper Caste was passed with a voice vote in Lok Sabha. Except Rashtriya Janata Dal and AIMIM, More...
Rajnath Gives Rs 100 Crore Aid, Says Situation ‘Very Serious’
Kochi: An aerial view of Aluva town following a flash flood after heavy rain, in Kochi on Sunday, August 12, 2018. (PTI Photo)(PTI8_12_2018_000072B) KOCHI/ THIRUVANANTHPURAM: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, More...
US Prez.Trump cancels nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong
WASHINGTON : U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, which was to take place in Singapore. Trump accuses North Korea of “tremendous More...
Jodhpur Court to pronounce decision on Salman’s bail on Saturday
JODHPUR : A Sessions Court in Jodhpur will pronounce on Saturday its order on the bail application of actor Salman Khan, who was sentenced to five years in jail in a blackbuck poaching case. According to sources, More...